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exercise 5g p. 58
1. c. worked in different countries.
2. c. less than a month after graduation.
3. b. and later worked in the movie industry
4. b. his university provided him with flexible opportunities
5. b. wasn’t given in the most effective way
6. b. They are required to adapt to new situations.
Therese graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Business Studies and Economics. She is fluent in four languages. During her studies in the UK she did a project management internship with an exciting global entrepreneurial company in San Diego, the USA. During her degree she also made the most of a winter semester break by volunteering at a medical and conservation project in Zimbabwe. She says she truly believes these two very different experiences made a huge difference in her life and opened up new opportunities for the future as well. And she was right. Within a fortnight after graduation, she started a full-time job as a market data analyst in a multicultural company and can’t wait for her career to really start. // 1, 2
Jonathan completed a PhD from the Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, his third degree. He previously graduated with degrees in film and media and film production, worked in Hollywood and the UK in film, television and computer games industry and then returned to his old university.
“I never expected that I would be back to graduate for a second time, far less a third, but the university has created amazing opportunities for me to develop, whether it was through scholarships or giving me the chance to spend time abroad during my degrees.”
After a career working as a screenwriter, script editor, producer and executive producer on some very successful programmes, his latest degree has seen him use his media industry skills to improve the nation’s health. // 3, 4
“I never expected that I would be back to graduate for a second time, far less a third, but the university has created amazing opportunities for me to develop, whether it was through scholarships or giving me the chance to spend time abroad during my degrees.”
After a career working as a screenwriter, script editor, producer and executive producer on some very successful programmes, his latest degree has seen him use his media industry skills to improve the nation’s health. // 3, 4
He investigated how using interactive digital storytelling can improve communications on public health issues such as smoking or obesity.
“I always felt that public health information films seemed to be rather patronising. I was exploring interactive storytelling, and I thought there were great opportunities to use it in the context of health improvement."
Jonathan is an advocate for constantly improving one’s skills.
“It’s a different world compared to when I first graduated. More than ever, employees are expected to be flexible and adjust to the changes in the world. I really enjoyed coming back to the campus for another graduation, thirty years after I first arrived.” // 5, 6
“I always felt that public health information films seemed to be rather patronising. I was exploring interactive storytelling, and I thought there were great opportunities to use it in the context of health improvement."
Jonathan is an advocate for constantly improving one’s skills.
“It’s a different world compared to when I first graduated. More than ever, employees are expected to be flexible and adjust to the changes in the world. I really enjoyed coming back to the campus for another graduation, thirty years after I first arrived.” // 5, 6